Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Editorial Preface vii
4. Introduction. European Integration: Success through Crises 1
5. 1 Sources of European Integration: The Meaning of Failed Interwar Politics and the Role of World War II 19
6. 2 The Failure of EDC and European Integration 33
7. 3 The Institutional Paradox: How Crises Have Reinforced European Integration 49
8. 4 Through Crises to EMU: Perspectives for Fiscal Union and Political Union 61
9. 5 Opportunity or Overstretch? The Unexpected Dynamics of Deepening and Widening 79
10. 6 Learning from Failure: The Evolution of the EU’s Foreign, Security and Defense Policy in the Course of the Yugoslav Crisis 95
11. 7 Challenges and Opportunities: Surmounting Integration Crises in Historical Context 109
12. 8 Frontiers and Chances for the European Union 131
13. Select Bibliography 143
14. Notes on Contributors 157
15. Index 163